mcmisoprostol.bsky.social
Public Health Scientist Studying Abortion Disinformation / Unionized PhD at Emory / Southern Appalachian / Reproductive Justice Follower / Abolitionist / Duke + Hopkins Alumna
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Fewer and fewer people say to give to National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF) over concerns that it’s becoming a bit like the big national orgs in terms of hoarding resources. Always give directly to locals
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Donations to PP national may not be going where people think they are. If people want to support direct services, they should donate to a local PP affiliate and/or to an abortion fund.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...
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PP in Kansas City started providing abortion care yesterday morning! The last I saw they were hoping to be providing at least medication abortion this coming week in Columbia and St. Louis as well 🤞🏼
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The update for 2/15: A judge has blocked an anti-abortion licensing restriction in Missouri, and Missouri abortion providers expect to finally be able to resume care this coming week!
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Just an update that Prof. @dsc250.bsky.social confirmed this is not the first case of SMA criminalization since Dobbs. There are many good reasons why some cases would not be widely publicized. But it’s good to be aware of this issue as a key way that policing & abortion access are intertwined.
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Thank you for this! I couldn’t think of any publicized cases since the Nebraska case that was filed right before Dobbs. Hate to hear this, but glad that it’s being tracked beyond what’s in the news.
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Absolutely! Thank you for supporting their crucial work and for pointing this out.
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Self-managed abortion (SMA) is legal in almost every state and is NOT included in abortion bans — but sometimes prosecutors misuse unrelated laws.
If you are considering SMA, @ifwhenhow.bsky.social also has comprehensive resources and a helpline for understanding the legal risks in each state.
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This is also a good time to remind everyone that if you or someone you know is ever being investigated or charged for a pregnancy related “crime,” you should contact @reprolegalfund.bsky.social ASAP. They are the legal experts on this and can provide legal and financial assistance.
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Np! I do think this may be the first case of criminalizing self-managed abortion since Roe (the 2023 case in Nebraska proceeded after but was filed before) bsky.app/profile/garn...
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Almost! Texas just barely beat Louisiana to the punch last month by filing a lawsuit against the same physician.
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Texas and resident anti-abortion extremist Ken Paxton also filed a suit targeting this same clinician in December.
It’s clear that the anti-abortion movement is lining up a future SCOTUS case to challenge shield laws and further block access to abortion care for tens of thousands of people.
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They have also been using this argument for years with no bites yet (including with the current SCOTUS). I actually have a forthcoming paper on how they are using that argument. Nothing is impossible when precedent doesn’t matter, but it’s highly unlikely at the moment.
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And it’s not my intent to suggest that OP had bad intentions in posting this or anything like that. I am literally a scientist who studies abortion access in the U.S., and I still struggle to keep track of all the anti-abortion BS going on. But I think it’s worth adding context for risk assessment.
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This is the national threat to abortion access that I would be focusing on. The extremist judge in Texas who ruled to strip FDA approval from mifepristone (the first of two medications used for medication abortion) in 2023 just revived the case with new plaintiffs, and it's likely headed to SCOTUS.